New to Canada? Be a culture shock absorber!

Indian-born Nazreena Anwar-Travas shares her experiences with culture shock! What awaits most immigrants to Canada is not just a new country or new currency or new cuisine. “Be braced for culture shock,” you might have heard your friends say when you were busy packing your bags. The culture there is so different!   What is this […]

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Study points to social integration as key for immigrant success

York University academic and associate professor Jelena Zikic wants to understand why some immigrants in Canada succeed professionally, while others don’t. An immigrant from Serbia herself, Zikic has been studying career transitions of immigrant professionals for several years, examining both personal and structural barriers to their career success in the Canadian labour market, as well […]

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